GPER Mini-Grants: Conference Support

GPER Mini-Grants: Conference Support

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Physical Society (APS)
Amount: Approximately US $1,000
Last Updated: September 29, 2025

Summary

The GPER Mini-Grants for Conference Support, offered by the American Physical Society (APS), aims to assist members in sharing physics education research at conferences. Grants of up to $1,500 for international travel and $1,000 for domestic travel are available. Eligible applicants include GPER members without prior awards in the last three years, particularly students and faculty from underrepresented institutions. With a total funding pool of $3,500, this initiative encourages participation in physics education discussions.

Overview

Background The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world. Strand 1 - Conference Support for the Physics Education Community This strand supports the proposer’s commitments to a conference to share physics education research findings with the physics community (e.g., travel, registration costs, workshop costs, poster printing, etc.). All conferences will be considered; however, the APS April conference will be prioritized. Conference support grants are capped at $1000 for domestic travel and $1,500 for international travel. Preference will be given to GPER members who have limited conference resources, e.g., students without grant funding, faculty at two-year colleges and/or minority-serving institutions, adjunct faculty, etc. Total funding available: $3,500 Typical award amount: $1,000 for domestic travel, $1,500 for international travel

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Any member of GPER who is seeking to share the results of physics education research and has not received a GPER conference award within the last three years is eligible. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.